The 144,000 are identified by John as not being defiled by women. Revelation 141And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 4These are they which were not defiled with women;As you recall, the Bible gave us example of census’s that only counted men over the age of accountabillity. This is the explanation of the 144,000’s number not being defiled with women. This is not to say that there will only be 144,000 men alive on Mt Zion at the advent of Christ. Isaiah states that there will be seven women for every one man that will be protected on Mt Zion. They are identified as The Daughters of Zion.Isaiah 41 In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, "We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!" The Branch of the Lord 2 In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit [a] of judgment and a spirit of fire. 5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.Do the math. In Yehoshua,Guy Smithhttp://www.geocities.com/guysmith123/144000